Frustration for car owners over ITV test delays at some centres in Spain’s Costa Blanca
MOTORISTS in parts of Alicante province are suffering long delays in getting an ITV vehicle test with some centres full up into August. The issue
Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed as car maker interested in opening factory in Spain’s Valencia area
DISCUSSIONS are said to be an ‘advanced stage’ for Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer Tesla to open a factory in the Valencia area. Both the
One of the world’s best restaurants reopens as a museum in Spain’s Catalunya
EL BULLI, repeatedly voted the world’s best restaurant before it closed in July 2011 is reopening as a museum to tell the story of how
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region
Owners win 22-year battle over compulsory purchased finca in Spain’s Mallorca
A COURT has ordered Palma City Council to return a damaged finca to its owners after it was expropriated in 2001 to build five storeys
Key health services ‘100%’ guaranteed in Torrevieja area during busy Costa Blanca summer in Spain
TORREVIEJA Health Department has guaranteed ‘100%’ coverage in key patient services during the summer season with €2.8 million funding from its 2023 ‘Holiday Plan’. There
Torrevieja wants tough police action against illegal street sellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA council had made a new appeal for tough police action to clear pavements of illegal street sellers ahead of the summer season. The unlicensed
Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante University study says that global warming has caused an ‘alarming’ loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests. The report from the university’s Ibero-American
Key member of Kinahan Gang wanted by UK police is arrested on Spain’s Mallorca
A KEY member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang wanted by UK police on gun-running charges has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Mallorca.
EXCLUSIVE: Ground Zero – the ‘druidic’ circle hideaway of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner
IT was his secret camp that he called his ‘little paradise’. A copse of trees overlooking the expansive Barragem do Arade reservoir, it conveniently had
Strong winds delay Costa Blanca company’s first private rocket launch in Spain
ELCHE’S PLD Space has called off Wednesday’s test launch of its first suborbital usable rocket due to strong high altitude winds. It was going to
Partido Popular grab top city prize in municipal election gains across Spain’s Valencia and northern Costa Blanca
LOWER TAXES, a ‘shock cleaning’ plan, and more police are on the agenda for Valencia’s next mayor, Maria Jose Catala, who produced a big win
Partido Popular make big municipal election gains but socialists see off challenge in parts of Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
NEW mayors are on the way for Elche and Orihuela following success for the Partido Popular(PP) in Sunday’s municipal elections. Elche produced one of the
Conservative Partido Popular ousts left-wing coalition that has ruled Spain’s Valencia region since 2015
CARLOS MAZON will be the new Valencian government president after the Partido Popular(PP) topped the poll in Sunday’s regional elections. Needing 50 seats to grab
Severe flooding prompts town in Spain’s Murcia region to ask for emergency zone classification
A HEAVY storm has caused severe flooding in the Murcia town of Molina de Segura, prompting its mayor to ask the national government to declare
Work begins on new breakwater to stop sand eroding from popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a breakwater at the mouth of Molinell river in the Oliva and Denia area to protect and restore sand to
200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights. Costa Blanca
EXPLAINER: Why getting affordable long-term rental accommodation in Spain has become very difficult
FINDING an affordable rental property is getting harder in Spain according to online real estate portal Fotocasa, who say rental availability has reached a ‘record
Demolition of expensive ‘white elephant’ building begins on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BULLDOZERS have started demolishing an infamous empty ‘white elephant’ building in Pilar de la Horadada that has been a drain on public money ever since
New museum housing Spain’s Royal Collections to open in Madrid next month
A NEW museum in Madrid’s Royal Palace area hosting Royal Collections accumulated since the Middle Ages will open on June 28. The official opening ceremony
Baby-faced UK ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested in Spain’s Malaga is cleared of 2015 murder
A PROMINENT member of last year’s UK Most Wanted fugitive list has been acquitted of a 2015 killing by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court
With elections looming, president of Spain’s Valencia region claims ten multinational companies plan to invest in area
THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, has said that the region is waiting to close agreements with ten multinational companies with an investment
Man caught red-handed trying to strangle his elderly mother in Spain’s Malaga
A MAN has been arrested by Malaga’s Policia Local after officers stopped him trying to strangle his 87-year-old mother. The son, 55, took advantage of
Underwater divers start search for body of missing Levi Davis in Spain’s Barcelona
POLICE divers started combing Barcelona harbour and an area of wetlands on Thursday to search for the body of missing former Bath rugby player and
Airports smash April passenger records in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport welcomed 1.43 million passengers in April- up by nearly 20% on a year earlier, and beating the previous April record set in 2019
Declaration process begins to create much-anticipated natural park in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROCESS to formally declare a new natural park in the south of Alicante province started on Tuesday after an order was signed by Valencian